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BROWN, KATHLEEN M. Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs: Gender, Race, and Power in Colonial Virginia (1996). Explores the roles of gender and race in the genesis of institutions in colonial Virginia.
LOCKRIDGE, KENNETH. The Diary and Life of William Byrd II of Virginia, 1677–1744 (1987). Overview of Byrd’s life.
———. On the Sources of Patriarchal Power (1992). Uses the commonplace books of Thomas Jefferson and William Byrd to explore the relationship of power and gender in early Virginia.
MARAMBAUD, MARION. William Byrd of Westover, 1674–1744 (1971). Topical account of Byrd and his world.
PARENT, ANTHONY S., JR. Foul Means: The Formation of a Slave Society in Virginia, 1600–1740 (2003). Cogent analysis of enslavement and black resistance to enslavement in colonial Virginia.
TINLING, MARION, EDITOR. The Correspondence of the Three William Byrds of Westover, Virginia, 1684–1776 (1977).Fine collection of letters to and from the Byrds.
WOODFIN, MAUDE H., EDITOR. Another Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover, 1739–1741 (1942). Covers later years in Virginia and includes letters and literary exercises.
WRIGHT, LOUIS B., AND MARION TINLING, EDITORS. The London Diary (1717–1721) and Other Writings (1958).Includes the Westover Manuscripts.
———. The Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover, 1709–1712 (1941). Covers early years in Virginia and marriage to Lucy.
BROWN, KATHLEEN M. Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs: Gender, Race, and Power in Colonial Virginia (1996). Explores the roles of gender and race in the genesis of institutions in colonial Virginia.
LOCKRIDGE, KENNETH. The Diary and Life of William Byrd II of Virginia, 1677–1744 (1987). Overview of Byrd’s life.
———. On the Sources of Patriarchal Power (1992). Uses the commonplace books of Thomas Jefferson and William Byrd to explore the relationship of power and gender in early Virginia.
MARAMBAUD, MARION. William Byrd of Westover, 1674–1744 (1971). Topical account of Byrd and his world.
PARENT, ANTHONY S., JR. Foul Means: The Formation of a Slave Society in Virginia, 1600–1740 (2003). Cogent analysis of enslavement and black resistance to enslavement in colonial Virginia.
TINLING, MARION, EDITOR. The Correspondence of the Three William Byrds of Westover, Virginia, 1684–1776 (1977).Fine collection of letters to and from the Byrds.
WOODFIN, MAUDE H., EDITOR. Another Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover, 1739–1741 (1942). Covers later years in Virginia and includes letters and literary exercises.
WRIGHT, LOUIS B., AND MARION TINLING, EDITORS. The London Diary (1717–1721) and Other Writings (1958).Includes the Westover Manuscripts.
———. The Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover, 1709–1712 (1941). Covers early years in Virginia and marriage to Lucy.